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Paul arrives at the Council of Jerusalem

The early church hear how gentiles are coming to Christ.
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Certain people went from Judea to Antioch. – Slide 1
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They started teaching the believers: ‘Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.’ – Slide 2
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This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. – Slide 3
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So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. – Slide 4
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The church sent them on their way, and as they travelled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. – Slide 5
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This news made all the believers very glad. – Slide 6
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When they came to Jerusalem … – Slide 7
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… they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders. – Slide 8
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And they reported everything God had done through them. – Slide 9
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Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, ‘The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.’ <br/>The apostles and elders met to consider this question. – Slide 10
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After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: ‘Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.’ – Slide 11
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‘God, who knows the heart, showed that He accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.’ – Slide 12
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‘He did not discriminate between us and them, for He purified their hearts by faith.’ – Slide 13
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‘Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear?’ – Slide 14
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‘No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.’ – Slide 15
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The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. – Slide 16
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